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The Killer Inside Me

1976 · 99 min

A slow, unsettling descent into a killer's mind, where a friendly facade hides something deeply wrong.

Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling
Tagline
Sooner or later the hidden evil in everyone shocks its way out!
Overview
Haunted by visions from his abusive childhood, Montana deputy sheriff Lou Ford gradually exhibits the signs of a homicidal schizophrenic.

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Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • violence
  • deception
  • trauma
  • crime
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Written by
Robert Chamblee, Edward Mann
Starring
Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling, Keenan Wynn, Don Stroud, Charles McGraw, John Dehner, Pepe Serna
Music
John Rubinstein, Tim McIntire
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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